Rosalyn Livshin

Role within the OHS:

Regional Network Representative for North West

Accredited trainer for the British Library/Oral History Society

Current Professional Role:

Freelance oral historian and researcher

Previous Projects Include:

Collaborative PhD with Manchester University and Manchester Jewish Museum on political nonconformity in the Manchester Jewish Community, 1889-1939, drawing upon oral testimonies at the Manchester Jewish Museum and elsewhere.

Interviewer for individual life story publications such as Sori’s Story published by Feldheim

Expertise:

I am a freelance oral historian and trainer with 39 years of experience. I was responsible for building up the vast oral history collection now held at the Manchester Jewish Museum and for developing their sound installations. My particular expertise lies in the life stories of Jewish immigrants, their children, refugees and survivors of the Holocaust and by extension the experience of war, migration and settlement.